The Crimean Tatar version of Melchior Lengyel’s play “Typhoon” in the context of the national-cultural revival of the early 20th century

<jats:p>The purpose of the study is to reveal the significance of the Crimean Tatar translation of the play “Typhoon” by the Hungarian author M. Lengyel within the socio-political transformations taking place in Crimea in the early 20th century. The translation was executed by A. S. Aivazov, a prominent writer of that period. The scientific novelty stems from the fact that this is the first study to clarify the place of the Crimean Tatar version of the play – focused on the interaction between Western and Eastern cultures – within A. S. Aivazov’s multifaceted oeuvre and in the processes associated with the national-cultural revival of the Crimean Tatars. As a result of the research, it was established that A. S. Aivazov’s literary and translation work was closely linked to his socio-political activities, the tasks of awakening and strengthening his compatriots’ national self-consciousness, and hopes for the beneficial nature of the revolutionary events of the early 20th century. As a close associate of I. Gasprinsky – an outstanding educator, publisher, and editor of the newspaper “Terdzhiman” (The Interpreter), whose influence extended far beyond Crimea – Aivazov advocated for and developed the ideas of harmoniously combining European cultural achievements with traditional national values. This accounts for the author’s special attention to the specified work, which reveals not only the undeniable fruitfulness but also the drama of such cultural interaction. The symbolic image of the typhoon – a natural element that must be learned to overcome for the sake of life – acquires a particular multifacetedness within the artistic structure of the work, correlating with the revelation of no less dangerous upheavals within the human soul. Thus, the drama by the Hungarian author and, accordingly, its Crimean Tatar translation assert ideas of profound patriotism, selfless service to the motherland and national culture, which are inseparable from openness not only to constructive technical progress but also to universal humanistic values.</jats:p>